Illinois Congressman: Poverty Plays A Large Role In Chicago Gun Violence

Illinois Congressman: Poverty Plays A Large Role In Chicago Gun Violence

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Congressman Danny Davis is a Democrat representing Illinois’s 7th District, which includes some Chicago neighborhoods hardest hit by gun violence. His own grandson was shot and killed last November.

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